Implementing animal welfare through the new EU strategy: consumers’ empowerment and market opportunities

Event details

Organised by: European Commission and the Danish Presidency of the EU

The initiative aims to present the Commisison strategy and to raise consumers’ empowerment on animal welfare. The event will offer the possibility to analyse the opportunities given by the market driven approach, to reinforce the implementation of the current animal welfare legislation and to present the latest developments in animal welfare research and sciences.

This strategy is a continuation of the policies elaborated in previous 5 years Community Action Plan on the protection and welfare of animals, approaching unitarily for the first time existing EU animal welfare standards.

The conference brings together a broad range of participants from national and international representatives, veterinarians, farmers, producers, retailers, academics, scientists and NGO representatives.

To participate to the event register online following this link:
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/fmi/scic/ANIMWELF12/start.php

To draft agenda for this conference is available here:
http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/welfare/seminars/docs/agenda_290212_en.pdf

Address

Charlemagne Building
Rue de la Loi 170
Brussels
Belgium